"convel" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈvɛl/ Forms: convels [present, singular, third-person], convelling [participle, present], convelled [participle, past], convelled [past]
Etymology: From Latin convellō. Doublet of convulse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|convellō}} Latin convellō, {{doublet|en|convulse}} Doublet of convulse Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} convel (third-person singular simple present convels, present participle convelling, simple past and past participle convelled)
  1. (obsolete, medicine) To tear (tissue, a nerve, etc.), to convulse. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-convel-en-verb-x3PISikO Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) To completely rebut, to utterly reject. Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-convel-en-verb-LigvBNW~ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

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